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In Ventura, Trump appointee asked about 'nuclear button' tweet

After President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, one of Trump's Cabinet appointees was asked about it in Ventura.

After President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, one of Trump's Cabinet appointees was asked about it in Ventura.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen visited Ventura County and viewed damage from the Thomas Fire. Then she announced in a news conference at the Ventura County Government Center that the county has been declared site of a major disaster, allowing additional federal aid toward recovery from the destruction of last month’s fire.

After the announcement, she took a few questions. Most of the questions focused on the fire, but the last one was about the "nuclear button" tweet.

In response to it, Nielsen laughed and said she had not seen the tweet and added: "The president speaks for himself. I think we have to continue, as he said, to take the threat from North Korea very seriously. Certainly, at DHS, we're doing all we can to prepare for any possible scenario that would involve the homeland, whether it be from North Korea of any other nation-state or terrorist adversary, so we continue to that daily, and we do that with our state and local partners."

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!